Svetlana was born on February 9, 1973 in
Minsk. Her coach was Lyubov Miromanova, who used to coach Ludmila Savina
(2nd at the 1975 Champions All). Boginskaya had a long and illustrious
career, starting with a win at the 1986 Jr. European Championships, later
becoming European and World AA champion, and winning medals at the 1988 and 1992
Olympics.

After the 1992 Olympics, she retired and took part in
exhibitions and clinics. But Boginskaya decided to return to competition
and moved to Houston, TX to train under Bela Karolyi. She was 16th AA at
the 1995 World Championships and a remarkable 2nd AA at the 1996 European
Championships! She and teammate Elena Piskun led
their Belarus team to a 6th place finish at the 1996 Olympics.

Svetlana
currently lives in Houston, and is married to William Yee. They have a daughter,
Ania Julietta, who was born July 1999, and a son, Brandon, who was born November
10, 2003. Today, Svetlana loves being a mother. She also owns a
sportswear company and coaches (at gymnastics camps in the summer and privately
throughout the year).